Dirigible headlight



W. R. KOESTEREK DIRIG|BLE HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 192i. @QSILSQQ ilatensed 96%. w, v 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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Patented Oct. 10, 1922.

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1 5. w .li Eg v nzinminiin nmlnnmnn Application fllccl April 2:), 1 923.. Serial No. 485.363.

To aTE whom 7515 may! come I'm:

Be mown .i-han 1, v ILLIAM .i l. lions'i'nnnn,

a citizen of the linker} States, residing at 'Freelourg, in the county of Si. Clair and State of Illinois have inventeci certain new and useful Improvements in Dirigible and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and ernict description of the invention, such will en able ofihers skillofl in the m "to which it appertnins lio make and use the same.

This invent-ion relates to new and useful improvements in (iirigible heiidlighis for motor vehiclee adapted to always illuminate the roadway either when traveling in a straight course or on a curve and-has for its primary-object the provision of a device of the above stated character, which will he ac-Minced by the steering mechanism of ehe vehicle and which will offez: the least amount of resistance to .saui steering mechw.

nism thereby pern'iitting; the latter be operated with ease.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a dirigzihle headlight oithe above stated character which will be simple, durable and efficient, and which may be manufactured. and sold at a uoxnpm'aiively low cost. i

Vvi'h these and other objects in View as will become more apparent the deem-in tion proceeds, the inveniion consist s in cer tain novel features of construction, combination, a Ll arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully (iescrioecl and claimed I For a, comple understanding of my in veniion reference is to he lied to the following description and accoi'npanying drawingze in whichz Figure 3. is a front elevation, 'llnsti'ating; :1, dirigihle headlight confiti'uctei'l in eccomh ancc Wlilh my invention anti 'uppliecljto a frng'mentary poiraion of a; moiior vehicle *igure is a horizontal sectional view illustmiing the some,

Figure 3 is a side elevation pa *"y in. sec" lion illnstm zing "aha moons of firwn==1niigting movement from the steering mechanism in the headlights,

' 17%; I} is a voi'ticai secaionei View, illusone of ihe mountings for the heml- 211755- 5 is a sectional View iiinst-i'ntin g" i; transmitting loar,

.ETiQUXK-l is a scolionalvicw Hint-strafing the means foi' connecting the her 0 a stolen ing mechanism,

Refem'ing in detail to the drmvings the numeral 1 indicaic mountings located at the front end of an automobile 2 for the purpose of suppoyting' headlights 3 and ineluding attaching bases 4 bolted or other wise secured. to the auton'iobile 2 and have formed u'hereon tubular housings 5 to 1'0- tatably eupport lamp standards 6 and the lower ends of the latter are provided with annular grooves 7 to be engaged. by set screws 8 carried by said housings for the purpose of preventing {{(Klldflilill withdrawal '5 the lamp standards from said housings but will permit the former to rotate freely within said housings. The lining standards have formed thereon shoulders that upon the upper on oil the house ings for the purpose limiting lwlie down ward movement- .of the lamp shanflarcis with in said housings and che upper ends of the standards terminate in forks 1G to wh' t o headlights 3 are secured. Lubricant may be placed. ith n the housings 5 fox ithe nn pose of perm ng the lamp sin. 5 to rotate or turn therein vii-l: the innlinnnn amount of friction. Renrwamilly eztfiencling arms 'l l are formed. on the lamp and are pivotnli gr connected; to ihe enzie of a connectingiocl 12 by memo of forks 13. The forks 13 are aicljne'lzobly secured to the ends of the connecting rod 12 for the pin:- pose of ecljfisting the headlight-s in'i-eepect to each other. The intern? portion of the connecting rod 12 is flattened to form attaching bracket for license or L o like. One oi the lump standards is provide? wlili an arm 14- Whn-h'cxtencls '1.

right an lo the ma n ll of mid etnnaiarii and is pm "aiiy connected to oneenii of a connecting rod 3/ means of fork 1%. ,nc conne ting: rod 15 is also equipped Wiili i'oz'l: i? and the forks: ii and oi c n61- jmsn iv mmnecteil {o H10 0 oi? :the con neoeing Foil 5 for 'pmrg i' seof very?" she throw of; the in, .lli lin ingg .Tnocl; Tina [x iuhniai" '1 n inching aolqeis 19 nich :1 senor yo l *7 frame 2% of thcmilomoliile 21 ii exiends upwardly 5mm mini gnarl} mom lo 2 and i211 stzilirieinis which projects beyond each end of said casing and has secured to its upper end an arm 23 which is pivotally secured to the fork 17 of the connecting rod 15. The casim 18 is furnished with lubricant bymeans o? a lubricating cup 2a so as to permit the shaft 22 to turn within said casin with the minimum amount of friction. arm 25 is secured to the lower end of the shaft 22 and is located underneath the fender or mud guard 21 of the automobile and has formed upon itsend a ball or sphere 26 to be reccved by a socket 27 at one end of a move:

28 by cotter pins 34, while the inner blocks of said pairs of blocks seat against springs 35 so as to permit a. slight relative movement between the bar 28 and the arms 25 and 33 in case an excessive strain is placed on said bar. The outer blocks of the pairs of blocks being secured to the bar 28 by cotter pins ermits ready detachment of the bar 28 from either of the arms 25 or The arm 33 is detachably secured to a. rod 36 forming a part of the steering mechanism of the automobile 2 by means of a clamp 37 andvsaid rod is adapted to be moved backward and forward in respect to the automobile by the steering mechanism when turning to the right or left and this movement is adapted to rotate the shaft 22 within the casing 18 through the medium of the movement transmitting bar 28 and the turning movement of me shaft 22 imparts a similar movement to the headlights by the medium of the connecting rods 15 and 12.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is:

1. In combination, a motor vehicle having a steering mechanism, headlights rotatably secured to the automobile, means securing the headlights together, a casing secured to the automobile and extending throu hone of its mud guards, a shaft journale in said casing, a crank arm secured to each end of said shaft and extending in opposite directions, a movment transmitting bar connected to one of said cranks, and having connection at its other end with the steeringmechanism, a connecting rod secured to the other of said cranks, and said connecting rod connected to a crank carried by a headlight.

2. In combination, a motor ehicle having a steering mechanism, headlights rotatably' secured to the automobile, adjustable means connecting the headlights together, a casing secured to the automobile and extending through one of its mud guards, a shaft journaled in said casing, a crank arm secured toeach end of said shaft and extending in opposite directions,a movement transmitting rod pivotally and yieldingly connected to one" of said cranks, means connecting the other end of sail movement transmitting, rod to the steering mechanism, said last named means being pivotally and yieldingly connected. to said movement transmitting rod, a connecting rod carrying adjustable forked connecting means at either end, said' connecting rod adapted to have one end secured to the othenof said cranks, and'said connecting rod having its other endconi ecited to the crank arm carried by a headig it.

in presence 0 twowitnesses.

In testinion whereof I afiix my signature R. E. HAMILL, MINNIE HOLST. 

